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AOC owes Ted Cruz an apology for saying she almost killed her, says representative Chip Roy
Representative Chip Roy (R., Texas) on Thursday demanded that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., NY) senator Ted Cruz (R., Texas) apologize for the tweet that the Texas senator nearly killed her during riots against the USA. Capitol earlier this month. The ‘Squad’ member’s comment comes after Cruz responded to one of her tweets, saying he completely agrees with her that ‘we need to know more’ about Robinhood’s decision to ban retail investors from buying shares. “I’m glad to work with Republicans on this issue where there is a common issue, but you had me killed almost 3 weeks ago so you can put it out,” Ocasio-Cortez said in response. ‘Happy to work with almost any other GOP who’s not trying to kill me. If you want to help in the meantime, thank you. ‘I would like to work with the Republicans on this issue where there is a common issue, but you had me killed almost 3 weeks ago so you can speak out. I’m happy to work with almost any other GOP that is not trying to kill me. If you want to help in the meantime, thank you. https://t.co/4mVREbaqqm – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 28, 2021 Ocasio-Cortez and other Democrats have in recent weeks called on Cruz to resign, saying he and other Republicans who have objected to the certification of president The victory of Joe Biden helped to encourage the pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol on January 6 as Congress convened to vote. Roy wrote a letter to House President Nancy Pelosi (D., California) stating that Ocasio-Cortez’s allegations were “scurrilous”. ‘It is completely unacceptable action for a member of Congress to file a kind of cruel complaint against another member of the House or Senate for merely participating in the speech and debate on voters for the Constitution. I urge you to apologize immediately and withdraw her comments, ”Roy wrote. “If Representative Ocasio-Cortez does not immediately apologize, we will be forced to find alternative ways to condemn this deplorable statement,” he added. Roy, who previously served as chief of staff at Cruz, also supported attempts to object to Biden’s victory, although he eventually changed his mind after the riot and did not dispute the certification. “The president would never have to persuade certain Americans to believe something that simply cannot be,” Roy said in remarks to Congress as the election count reunited after the riot. Cruz responded to Ocasio-Cortez’s allegation on Thursday, telling reporters: “There is a lot of partisan anger and rage on the Democratic side.” “That is, it is not healthy for our country, it is certainly not conducive to healing or unity, but everyone must decide how they want to treat others,” he said. Oh, there’s anger? Now why would there be anger that Cruz reinforced well-known lies about our election that sparked an uprising that cost people their lives? What does he think should be the logical response to his lies? A hug? Maybe there is anger because his actions deserve accountability. https://t.co/92O6tYxzB3 – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 28, 2021 Ocasio-Cortez replied: ‘Well, why would there be anger that Cruz reinforced well-known lies about our election that sparked an uprising what does the lives of people cost? “What, in his opinion, is the logical response to his lies?” A hug? “Maybe there is anger because his actions deserve responsibility,” she said. A number of Democratic senators called on the Senate Ethics Committee earlier this month to investigate Cruz and Senator Josh Hawley (R., Mo.), who also objected to the vote count and said the couple’s objections “give legitimacy” to the rioters. cause and ‘made future violence more likely’.